Originated From
AOL Search

Why are the Tamil and srilankan people at war

Liked this question? Tell your friends about it

2 Answers

Order by
Oldest to Newest
Newest to Oldest
Votes

 

Most Tamils live in northern and eastern Sri Lanka, and they comprise approximately 10 percent of the island's population, according to a 2001 government census. Their religion (most are Hindu) and Tamil language set them apart from the four-fifths of Sri Lankans who are Sinhalese—members of a largely Buddhist, Sinhala-speaking ethnic group. When Sri Lanka was ruled as Ceylon by the British, most Sri Lankans regarded the Tamil minority as collaborators with imperial rule and resented the Tamil's perceived preferential treatment. But since Sri Lanka became independent in 1948, the Sinhalese majority has dominated the country. The remainder of Sri Lanka's population includes ethnic Muslims, as well as Tamil and Sinhalese Christians. The Tamils have waged a terrorist war against Sri Lanka almost ever since independence from Britain because they want to set up their own separate state. Just recently the Sri Lankan army has succeeded in recapturing almost all the territory held by the Tamils and the government hopes that this bloody war will soon end.

Because srilankan thinks that tamils are overtaking their country :)

 

Regards : Tamil News

Related Questions

Other people asked questions on similar topics, check out the answers they received:

Asked: German army infantry 45th division world war one ...

german army infantry 45th division world war one. did they have the swastika

Asked: Name of the score song for the documentary color ...

name of the score song for the documentary color of war

Asked: Civil war act of kindness print with one soldier ...

Civil war act of kindness print with one soldier helping the other while union soldiers watched.

Be The First To Answer

Other people asked questions on various topics, and are still waiting for answer. Would be great if you can take a sec and answer them